A young woman was killed Thursday in a street assault in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, her family said.
The mother of 26-year-old Destini Dekov, who lost her daughter on Saturday, said the victim experienced complications when doctors performed surgery the day before her death, NBC Boston reported. report Sunday.
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UPDATE: Destini Dekov’s mother announced that her daughter was seriously injured in a road rage incident in Hopkinton on Thursday night and succumbed to her injuries Saturday afternoon. https://t.co/w2hRML9Dwg
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The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office announced that Ryan Sweat, 36, has been charged in the incident. These charges include assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, dangerous driving, and flagrant lane violations.
incident happened on the street outside Cornell’s Irish Pub, according to NBC.
Officials said a preliminary investigation suggests the suspect was driving that night and was involved in a road rage incident involving another vehicle.
“At some point, some of the occupants of the other vehicle, including the victim, got out of the car. Mr. Sweat then made a high-speed U-turn and struck the victim, who was in the road,” NBC reports. conveyed.
The victim was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to prosecutors.
man who witnessed the incident Said CBS Boston reported that he and others noticed a “street assault” going on nearby.
Speaking about the victim, Brett Martin said: So, no matter how hard I was beaten, the clothes flew away.”
The suspect later told police that several people in the car behind him got out of the car at the intersection and threatened to kill him. He also claimed that one of them brandished a knife.
“Sweat reportedly drove away, but prosecutors said at the time he made a conscious decision to turn back,” the NBC Boston article said.
Martin covered the young woman and remained at the scene until emergency services arrived.
Describing the woman’s injuries in court, prosecutor Pavan Nagaveli said: “She suffered significant internal injuries, including extensive facial trauma. Her pelvis and legs may have been fractured. Her pupils were missing. In response, the victim was not breathing adequately.”
martin Said The suspect said: He chose to turn him around. He chose to come back. He turned to the girl and knew what he was doing,” WCVB reports.
The newspaper reported that a not guilty plea had been entered on behalf of the suspect in the case, and that authorities were holding him without bail.
